Advantages and disadvantages of approaches in tourist tracking
| Logger | App | Survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantages | Is forgotten – tourists moves naturally Tourists cooperate easily Big sample size possible No smartphone required | Delivers additional information like mode of transportation, travel diary Can provide additional benefit like CO2-tracking, calorie burning, etc. (enlargement towards quantified self) | Big sample size possible Tourists cooperate easily Qualitative in-depth-interviews possible |
| Disadvantages | Can get lost Cannot record and deliver as many information as the app Does not work indoors No real-time capability Need to be returned (risk of loss) | Tourists do not cooperate easily – app is considered as too invasive Does not work indoors Download procedure takes time Some elderly people do not posses a smartphone Sometimes technical malfunction High-loss rate from download to activation and use No differentiation between pedestrian and bike and between bus and train Marketing has to be improved, e.g. via social media | Duration of stay at points of interest cannot be collected properly Tourists have difficulties in describing or remembering their route |
| Logger | App | Survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantages | Is forgotten – tourists moves naturally | Delivers additional information like mode of transportation, travel diary | Big sample size possible |
| Disadvantages | Can get lost | Tourists do not cooperate easily – app is considered as too invasive | Duration of stay at points of interest cannot be collected properly |
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